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China puts elite politburo member under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation
Reform UK leader also confirms party would keep pensions triple lock and impose ‘biggest cuts to benefits bill ever seen in history of this country’ if they came to power
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday his country would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump's insistence that the conflict would be over "soon."
President Donald Trump announced he will be in attendance at the Supreme Court on Wednesday when justices hear arguments in the case challenging his executive order on birthright citizenship. Justices are set to hear one hour of arguments on Tuesday in the case of Trump v. Barbara, in which petitioners are challenging Trump’s executive order interpreting […]
March 28 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing U.S. officials. The plans could involve raids by Special Operations and conventional infantry troops, the Post reported. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain, according to the Post
The United States flag has been raised over its embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019
President Trump says he is in talks on building coalition to open up crucial waterway
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - An attack on Iran's southern coast and islands will lead to Gulf routes being cut with the laying of sea mines, the country's Defence Council said on Monday according to state media. The U.S. is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island, the country's main oil export hub, to pressure Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping, according to Axios
Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured
March 23 (Reuters) - Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze, police said on Monday, adding that the incident was being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. "An investigation has been launched after four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service were set on fire in Golders Green," Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "Officers remain on scene and the arson attack is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime."
The threat is in retaliation for alleged Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field
The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours